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Compare two chemical elements side by side across 19 atomic and physical properties.

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Property Li Lithium Cs Cesium
Atomic Number 3 lower 55 lower
Symbol Li different Cs different
Name Lithium different Cesium different
Atomic Mass 7 lower 132.9055 lower
Category Alkali Metals same value Alkali Metals same value
Period 2 lower 6 lower
Group 1 same value 1 same value
Block s-Block same value s-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 0.98 higher 0.79 higher
Atomic Radius 182 lower 343 lower
Ionization Energy 5.392 higher 3.894 higher
Electron Affinity 0.618 higher 0.472 higher
Oxidation States +1 same value +1 same value
Melting Point 453.65 K (180.5 °C) higher 301.59 K (28.44 °C) higher
Boiling Point 1615 K (1341.85 °C) higher 944 K (670.85 °C) higher
Density 0.534 lower 1.93 lower
Electron Configuration [He]2s1 different [Xe]6s1 different
Year Discovered 1817 different 1860 different

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